Real Estate

I am looking for apartment and I find this place from Craigslist. I want to know how long has coop connection has been in business. If they are legal business?

Craigslist is full of scams.
Never give anyone any personal information online.
Never pay any deposits or give anyone account information
Only get an apartment if you can do a full walkthrough first, and ask the person showing you the place show your their ID to make sure it matches your lease paperwork. Do a background check on the property to see who owns it.
I’ve seen many, many scams where people give a deposit online, then get a key, and the key never fits the place

2 Responses

1. Huntsman Says:
   December 27th, 2011 at 6:37 am

   Craigslist is full of scams.
   Never give anyone any personal information online.
   Never pay any deposits or give anyone account information
   Only get an apartment if you can do a full walkthrough first, and ask the person showing you the place show your their ID to make sure it matches your lease paperwork. Do a background check on the property to see who owns it.
   I’ve seen many, many scams where people give a deposit online, then get a key, and the key never fits the place
   References :

2. Kittysue Says:
   December 27th, 2011 at 7:03 am

   You don’t mention where you live but the first thing to do is contact your local Better Business Bureau to find out how long they have been in business and if there are any complaints filed against them

   If you are in NYC ask for their broker’s license http://www.dos.state.ny.us/licensing/re_broker/re_broker.html
   or search the name on the public license search to make sure they are legally licensed https://appsext7.dos.state.ny.us/nydos/selSearchType.do
   the individual broker you are dealing with needs to be licensed, not just the company
   References :

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